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How to display a message when user logs in

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Environment

Novell Client 2 SP3 for Windows

Situation

The administrator wants to display a message, such as a security or information message, when users login to a workstation.

Resolution

Two possible solutions are:

Windows Group Policy

Novell CoolSolutions Cool Tool

The Windows Group Policy will display a message upon boot-up of the machine before the user logs on, while the Novell CoolSolutions Cool Tool will display a message during the execution of the Novell login script.

Windows Group Policy

Windows provides a Group Policy that "specifies a text message that is displayed to users when they log on after booting the workstation."

1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. If prompted by UAC, click on Yes.

3. Modify the following two policies to set the message title and text you want to appear when a user starts the workstation:Interactive Logon: Message text for users attempting to log onInteractive Logon: Message title for users attempting to log on

2. Copy Box.exe to the sys:public directory (or other location available while logging in)

3. Configure the login script to run box.exe, such as#\\server\sys\public\box.exe <options>

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